At the end of May there was still a good amount of snow fields along the way. We had to kick-step to walk across this one.
Shortly after this we realized we had lost our intended trail and were on a different one.
We turned back to try to find the right trail and the kids decided they didn't want to go up any higher. Daddy stayed with them while I pressed on, climbing straight up the face of the peak.
I finally made it to the top to the most rewarding views of snow covered mountains that seemed to stretch forever and two bright, blue glacial lakes in the distance. Next time we're in Alaska I want to hike to those (Eagle and Symphony Lakes), but for now, it's too long of a hike for our 5yr olds.
I saw a horned lark up here with very defined horns. It was quite a cool sight.
We returned to this location in July to hike the peak to the left of this, Mount Gordon Lyon.
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